Gator soccer and the fall season is in full swing.
After our terrible losses at Jekyll this summer, I really thought that it would
be a miracle if we scored a point this fall, much less win a game. This week,
certain we would be up against some stiff competition, I set my collapsible
chair, Keagan's myriad of Super Hero Squad figurines, and our twelve bottles of
water away from any other Gator family members just in case I lost control and
began ranting on the sidelines. However, Sunday's game was an easy win with a
score of 9-1 and a victory for us. I guess it could have been even worse for
the Mighty FireAnts if we hadn't played keep-a-way the entire second half. Poor
guys. If they hadn't needed to expend so much energy keeping their Jewish hats
secured to their heads, then they might have been a bit more focused on the
ball. But as it stood, the skull caps fell off with every hard run or big kick.
It was all a bit distracting for me, but left me thinking: Don't you wear
bobbie pins? The Jewish parents were probably just as perplexed with our before
and after game cheers of "Praise the Lord." Something I still find a
bit odd to hear while on the soccer field.
Evan played defense the entire game. He has preferred this to forward even when
we were still in Virginia, but this fall he has secured a spot in the
backfield. Lately, he has had this burning desire to play goalie. I will be
honest and tell you he is really not that good as a goalie. I have even tried
to tell Evan this, but he doesn't believe me and tells me I "need to
understand soccer to understand how good he is." This week coach agreed to
let him play only because we were up by six points and the FireAnts hadn't
gotten the ball past the mid-field line the entire first quarter. And wouldn't
you know the FireAnts were awarded a penalty kick while Evan was in the box. I
thought I would faint awaiting that big kick. I closed my eyes, put my hands
over my face, and at the last minute decided to peek through my fingers - just
in time to see the ball go wide. It wasn't even close. Thank the Good Lord
because the goal is big and Evan is not.
We do it all over again next weekend. Just maybe without the Jewish hats and
Evan as goalie.
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